Harlem has a choice

The race for the Democratic presidential nomination, as it moves to Nevada and South Carolina, remains as unsettled as ever. Senator Barack Obama visited New Jersey and New York on Wednesday for a rally and a fund-raising event, while Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton gave interviews from her home in Chappaqua, N.Y., in Westchester County. The New York Times took the occasion of their visits here to ask several self-identified Democrats in Harlem which candidate they supported and whether the results on Tuesday in New Hampshire had affected their decisions.

Harlem seemed a particularly fertile place to hear strong opinions about these two candidates. Bill Clinton set up his office there after leaving the White House in 2001, and the area’s local politicians have been strong supporters of the Clintons.
But as the neighborhood long seen as the capital of black America, Harlem also has played a major role in advancing the political aspirations of African-Americans.

Click the above link to listen to interviews with Harlem Democrats. The interviews were conducted around Lenox Avenue and 125th Street. Then share your own views in the comment box.

Michael H. Drucker
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